The Smurf drum gift lesson for Christmas timing
Jeff Wallace recalls a 1980s Christmas when a Smurf drum set became a famous misinterpretation of "anything with Smurfs on it" leading to endless noise. The tale warns to be precise when asked about gifts and to avoid vague answers that invite surprises.
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Mayer among Late Late Show subs before Corden takes over
CBS named guest hosts for The Late Late Show 12:37 a.m. slot as Craig Ferguson exits. John Mayer Judd Apatow and Drew Carey will appear alongside Will Arnett Wayne Brady Jim Gaffigan Billy Gardell Sean Hayes Thomas Lennon and Kunal Nayyar during the transition before James Corden becomes host in March. Ferguson’s final show is December 19.
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TV night slate mixed with holiday films and crime updates
The listings mention NCIS and Blue Bloods as tonight’s dramas while Olympic star McKayla Maroney guest stars in The Spark in the Park. A separate note covers two mercenaries found dead. A Candace Cameron Bure romantic comedy set in rural Alaska is described alongside a Grumpy Cat TV movie featuring Aubrey Plaza and a Santas-Elves toy tale.
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Today in History highlights and key events across years
On November 29 historical events span 1314 King Philip IV dies and Louis X becomes king, 1530 Wolsey dies, 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, 1924 Puccini dies, 1947 UN Palestine partition vote, 1952 Eisenhower Korea trip, 1961 Enos chimp launch, 1972 Pong debut, 1981 Natalie Wood death, 1986 Cary Grant death, 1989 Czech reform, 2001 George Harrison dies, 2010s Bush picks Gutierrez as commerce secretary, legal and tech milestones, and accidents in 2010s.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Enos the Chimp
Cape Canaveral
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Andy Capp
Sunnyvale
California
Natalie Wood
Santa Catalina Island
Cary Grant
Davenport
Iowa
Czechoslovakia
George Harrison
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George W. Bush
Carlos Gutierrez
Kellogg Co
U.S. Supreme Court
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Waco
Texas
Charles B. Allen
John Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Lakewood
Washington
Maurice Clemmons
Seattle
Iran
U.N
Tiger Woods
Florida
Elin
Francesco
Edoardo Molinari
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